Diversity Collection
Tutorial
Identification Unit
To focus on the specimen and its organisms hide all other entries from
the tree by clicking on the corresponding buttons (see point 1 in
image below). To enter the organism choose the
specimen entry in the tree (see point 2 in image below). Then select
the organism from the list.
This will insert an entry for the organism
underneath the entry of the
specimen (see image
below). To enter details for this organism select the entry in the tree
(see point 3 in image below and image above).
To enter an identification for this organism select it in the tree (see
point 4 in image above) and click on the
button (see point 5 in image above).
This will insert a data set for the identification of the organism
underneath the organism as shown above. Select this entry to enter the
details of the identification.
To enter more organisms living on the plant select the
plant in the tree (see point 1 in image below)
and create new organisms as described above (see point 2 in image
below).
Now let’s enter the taxonomic name of the plant. Select the entry for
the identification in the tree (see point
1 in image below). As a simple method to enter a taxonomic name
simply type it in the field Tax. name (see point 2 in image
below). To save the data set and display the taxonomic name in the tree
click on the
button (see point 3 in image
below).
Now insert an identification for the
fungus (see point 1 in image below).
Select the identification in the tree and click on the
button (see point 2 in image
above) to open a remote query as shown below.
Choose the database DiversityTaxonNames_Fungi (see point 1 in image
below), enter the conditions for the query, e.g. the beginning of the
taxonomic name (see point 2 in image below) and start the query
(see point 3 in image below). From the result
list select the taxonomic name (see point 4 in image below) and
click OK (see point 5 in image below) to transfer the selected name
to the main form.
The name of the selected taxon together with the link to the datasource
(see image below) will be inserted in the field for the taxonomic name.
The taxonomic name can not be directly edited as long as the name is
linked to a datasource (indicated by the yellow background). To remove
the link you need to use the button. To see the
entire information on the linked name as stored in the datasource click
on the
button.
As an example for the last variant enter an identification for the
insect (see below). Select the identification in the tree (see point
1 in image below) and click on the
button (see point 2 in image
below) to open a remote query.
A window for the access to webservices and other modules will open as
shown below. Here select CatalogueOfLife (see point 1 in image
below) as a datasource. This will query the webservice of Catalogue ofLife for a taxonomic name.
Enter the beginning of the taxonomic name (see point 2 in image
below) and start the query (see point 3 in
image below). From the result list select the taxonomic name (see point
4 in image below) and click OK (see point 5 in image below) to
transfer the selected name to the main form.
The name of the selected taxon together with the link (see image below)
to the data source will be inserted in the field for the taxonomic name.
The taxonomic name can not be directly edited as long as the name is
linked to a data source (indicated by the yellow background). To remove
the link you need to use the button. To see the
entire information on the linked name as stored in the data source click
on the
button.
This tutorial is continued in the sections listed below.
- section Specimen parts and storage
- section Searching the database